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Broadband Internet Grows to 19 Million in the U.S.
First Quarter of 2003 Most Successful Quarter Ever For Broadband
Durham, NH – May 16, 2003 - Leichtman Research Group (LRG) found that, as of the end of the first quarter of 2003, the leading cable and DSL providers in the United States now account for over 19 million high-speed Internet subscribers. The first quarter of 2003 saw record quarterly growth as the major US cable and DSL providers added a combined total of nearly 1.9 million subscribers during the quarter.
Other key findings include:
- The top cable companies acquired 65% of the net broadband additions for the quarter, with cable adding 1.23 million broadband Internet subscribers in the quarter compared to 650,000 added by the major DSL providers
- The top cable operators now account for over 12.25 million broadband Internet subscribers, maintaining a 64% share of the market versus DSL
- The top ten US cable providers have broadband Internet available to 87 million potential subscribers – about 84% of their cumulative footprint, and nearly 14% of all those who could get broadband Internet currently subscribe
“Both cable and DSL had record setting quarters in the first quarter of 2003, but cable continued the trend of adding nearly twice as many subscribers as DSL,” said Bruce Leichtman, president and principal analyst for Leichtman Research Group, Inc. “It will be very interesting to see if the lower priced offerings recently introduced by major DSL providers have an impact on cable’s dominance in the second quarter of 2003.”
| Broadband Internet Provider |
Subscribers at End of Q1 2003 |
Net Adds in Q1 2003 |
| Cable Modem |
| Comcast |
4,037,300 |
417,000 |
| Time Warner |
2,686,000 |
260,000 |
| Cox |
1,562,383 |
154,433 |
| Charter |
1,272,300 |
134,200 |
| Cablevision |
852,835 |
82,710 |
| Adelphia** |
670,000 |
60,000 |
| Bright House Networks** |
530,000 |
40,000 |
| Mediacom |
214,000 |
23,000 |
| RCN |
174,125 |
13,722 |
| Insight |
168,300 |
23,500 |
| Cable One |
95,800 |
17,700 |
| Total Top Cable* |
12,263,043 |
1,226,265 |
|
| DSL |
| SBC |
2,470,000 |
271,000 |
| Verizon |
1,830,000 |
160,000 |
| Bell South |
1,122,000 |
101,000 |
| Qwest** |
550,000 |
15,000 |
| Covad |
417,000 |
36,000 |
| Sprint |
185,000 |
34,000 |
| ALLTEL |
88,000 |
17,818 |
| Cincinnati Bell |
83,000 |
8,400 |
| CenturyTel |
60,000 |
7,700 |
| Total Top DSL* |
6,805,000 |
650,918 |
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| Total Broadband |
19,068,043 |
1,877,183 |
Sources: The Companies and Leichtman Research Group, Inc.
* Top cable and DSL providers represent approximately 98% of all subscribers
**Adelphia, Bright House Networks (formerly Advance/Newhouse) and Qwest subscriber counts are estimates
In the first quarter of 2003, Time Warner adjusted its subscriber total to no longer include business accounts, and Verizon adjusted its subscriber total to no longer include pending installations.
Company subscriber counts may not represent solely residential households
NOTE: On May 28, 2003, Adelphia released 1Q 2003 numbers and restatements of some previous subscriber counts. On May 29, 2003, Qwest released 1Q 2003 numbers - click here for revised chart.
About Leichtman Research Group, Inc.
Leichtman Research Group, Inc. (LRG) specializes in research and consulting on the impact and adoption of broadband products and services. LRG combines on-going surveys and analysis with years of hands-on industry experience to provide companies with a richer understanding of the opportunities and challenges in today’s broadband market. For more information about LRG, please call (603) 397-5400 or visit www.LeichtmanResearch.com.
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